Dr. Stoll
What can a guy do for an "arobic" exercise?
I just can't picture myself watching a video, flinging my
arms and legs in the air.
Thanks doesn't seem apporiate to a man who gives of his time and KNOWLEDGE as you do. Someday you will reap the rewards.
In Reply to: Men and Arobics posted by Steve on May 01, 1998 at 06:12:38:
Steve,
If you want a good aerobic work-out you can try:-
Your local 'Y' has a variety of programs, usually 90% women, that will melt you down.
Walk at 5 mph UP hills
Cruise on your stationary bike - or hit the road
Swim 1500 yds pushing all the way
Jog
Split a cord of wood
Volunteer at the local re-hab group and do the digging, carting trash and so on
Use light weights and construct a program from your favourite Arnold book - but do 100 reps of each exercise
Row a boat
Go to a 10 story buildinga and wallk up the stairs. When your pulse breaks 130, walk the landing to the other end, and then start up again
Play soccer with the neighbourhood children - or basketball, or....
Let the inner child in you peek out, have fun, and it will take care of itself.
Tot siens,
Deryk
In Reply to: Men and Arobics posted by Steve on May 01, 1998 at 06:12:38:
Thanks, Steve.
In the back of my book are a number of references to "Aerobics Books" by Kenneth Cooper, MD (the father of aerobics). You could find any of them at any library or bookstore. Inside these books are many choices as to what constitutes aerobics with charts for each activity.
Recent research indicates that less than aerobic intensity does a lot more good than we used to think even though areobics still does the most with the least effort.
Walt
Dear Dad,
I decided to try to do the aerobics 3x a week since it is so easy and convenient with the exercise room here at Kripalu. I decided to start slow the first week so Saturday I went for 18 mins on level 3. I checked my heart rate several times and never seemed to get above about 120 beats per min (bpm). The book says for my age (40) I should get around 150 bpm.
So today I went for 24 mins on level 4. My heart rate never got above 132 bpm.
My resting heart rate is about 55-60 bpm. It occurred to me that since I have a low resting rate, my aerobic heart rate might be correspondingly lower. I wonder if body size/weight and/or resting heart rate (and maybe diet) are factors in determining the optimum aerobic heart rate? Or does the 10 bpm variance between "145-155 bpm for my age group" factor all that in?
Thanks!
Bill
In Reply to: aerobic heart rate posted by Bill on May 25, 1998 at 13:07:31:
How's the program at Kripalu? They have a great reputation. Are you doing a general hatha yoga training or something more specific?
The low point of your aerobic range is 135 bpm. Your aerobic threshold is around 162 bpm. You can test this with a heart rate monitor by coming up to 160 and seeing if you can still talk in a more or less conversational tone. When you're really beginning to gasp, you are becoming anerobic and should be pushing 163-165. Your resting rate will come down over time as will your pressure but the aerobic and anerobic threshold limits should remain fairly constant.
In Reply to: aerobic heart rate posted by Bill on May 25, 1998 at 13:07:31:
Hi, Bill.
I think that your Tae Kwan Do has you in pretty good shape and that is why it is hard for you to get your rate up. As you continue with the Aerobics You will also find that it will take more, and more, exercise to get the rate up. However, it will be easier & easier to do so.
If you are not doing the skilled relaxation twice a day, you would get more benefits from the time you are putting into the Aerobics by doing the relaxation right & regularly.
Not that there is anything wrong with the Aerobics (grin)----
Love, Dad
In Reply to: Re: aerobic heart rate posted by Charles Kemper on May 25, 1998 at 13:54:36:
Hi Charles,
I am an employee at Kripalu! I've been here a few days more than four years. I really love working here, though I had to take a salary cut to be here. Programs here get very high marks on evaluations from guests. I have done maybe a half-dozen programs since 1987.
If you find yourself out here, look me up. Ask at the Front Desk where "Bill the computer guy" is.
Bill
i posted this way down on the board but it may bear repeating. if you're having problems learning a skilled relaxation technique, perhaps one or more of the excellent
hypnosis or psycho-acoustic cassettes that are available would be of help. do a search of paul sheely, learning strategies, corp., dr. lloyd glauberman, and hypnoperipheral
proccessing. all you need is a stereo or walkman and headphones and the ability to be still for a few minutes to drop into an alpha-theta state. fwiw, i have no finacial stake in any of this, but they have worked well for me.
Dear Dr. Walt,
I've learned so much from this board! Endless thanks to you and the other lovely souls who make it a wonderful place to share and learn.
My question is about "body bracing", (and maybe about vanity vs. health). I've held tension in my gut all my life, which has no doubt contributed to my digestion/intestinal problems of recent years. So I've been doing the skilled relaxation, and feel the "letting go" all through my body, including the belly. A good feeling. However, when I get up, and go about the rest of my day, I instinctively pull my abdomen in. I've always had a trim figure, even in my 50's and after 3 kids, and I'm not sure I want to relax enough to have a big belly. Is this "holding" of the tummy the same thing as body bracing? I do want my gut to heal. Thanks for your response.
In Reply to: hypnosis posted by dp on May 29, 1998 at 11:44:13:
Dear dp.,
Agreed. ALL hypnosis is self-hypnosis. Tapes are iunstructional in nature.
Walt
In Reply to: Tight belly vs. Letting It All Hang Out posted by JenB on May 29, 1998 at 14:03:55:
Dear JenB,
Don't worry about the "gut holding". This is NOT the same as bracing and will have NO effect on your intestinal function.
Congratulations on your progress. I hope you will continue to share your experiences with the BB participants. Everyone needs as much encouragement as they can get.
Walt
In Reply to: hypnosis posted by dp on May 29, 1998 at 11:44:13:
dp:
Hi!
Are there websites for the different info you provided;where to search?
I do self-hypnosis daily trying to replenish adrenals...wish I could do more than I do. The practice makes it easier to do on your own.
Thanks much. E-mail privately if you wish.
Sam